[QUOTE=Wattsherfayce;4933870]Effexor is an evil drug for me. It was the very first antidepressant I tried about 7 years ago before being diagnosed BP. It sent me into a delusional and paranoid psychotic mixed episode. I didn't leave my apartment for 4 months, and I never opened the blinds- I lived in total darkness. When I did go out I heard people calling my name, if I was getting food at the grocery store (at night) I would hear my name being called on the intercom type thing.

Coming off it was the worst for me- the brain zaps! It took over two years for them to completely go away. And my lady bits went numb, it took 5 looooong years to be able to orgasm again./QUOTE]

Oh man, something similar happened to me when I took Effexor. I took it from 2010-2012, and in 2012 was when I had what I believe to be a mixed/manic episode and probably psychosis as well. I thought I was a space alien sent to earth to bring world piece by Dec 21st, 2012 (when the world was supposed to end lol), I could barely leave my dorm due to paranoia, and lack of sleep, I was seeing and hearing things, it was bad. I'm not trying to hijack this thread, but that was my experience on Effexor.